Jirou Tomitake: Difference between revisions

* [[Miyo Takano]] (friend, lover)

* [[Kyousuke Irie]] (friend)

{{nihongo|'''Jirou Tomitake'''|富竹 ジロウ|Tomitake Jirō}} is an auditor with the Japanese government and a photographer. He visits [[Hinamizawa]] every year to take pictures of the [[Watanagashi Festival]]. He is often a victim of the fifth year of [[the curse of Oyashiro]].

Tomitake was once a sniping instructor with the [[Wikipedia:Japan Self-Defense Forces|Japan Self-Defense Forces]] until an accident. As a result, Tomitake is an extremely talented sniper, as seen during {{matsuribayashi}}. Later on, Tomitake is recruited by [["Tokyo"]] to work as an auditor for the [[Hinamizawa Syndrome]] research project. Tomitake disguises his visits to Hinamizawa as expeditions to take pictures of the [[Watanagashi Festival]]. Due to his frequent visits, Tomitake is well known to the villagers of [[Hinamizawa]].

Tomitake appears as a muscular man with short brown hair and brown eyes. He is always seen wearing glasses, though the frame changes based on the artist. When visiting [[Hinamizawa]], Tomitake wears a dark green baseball hat, black sleeveless shirt, camouflage military trousers, and black boots. He also wears a dark brown belt with several belt bags attached and a [[Wikipedia:Dog tag|dog tag]] necklace. In the [[Higurashi no Naku Koro ni (anime)|anime adaptation]], Tomitake also wears a watch on his left arm.

While working as an auditor, Tomitake wears a green military-style suit over a white shirt and dark blue tie.

Tomitake is a generally gentle man who rarely appears angry. He is often a source of comic relief. He has a complicated relationship with Miyo Takano; The two are engaged in a sexual relationship but the extent of their mutual romantic interest is nebulous and varies depending on the adaptation.

Tomitake is often the victim of the [[the curse of Oyashiro#The Fifth Curse of Oyashiro|fifth curse of Oyashiro]]. The [[Mountain Hounds]] abduct him and inject him with [[H-173]], a drug designed to imitate the terminal effects of [[Hinamizawa Syndrome]]. This causes Tomitake to claw out his own throat on the night of [[Watanagashi Festival|Watanagashi]].

*"Jirou Tomitake" is merely an alias; Tomitake's real name is unknown.

*[[Kyousuke Irie]] occasionally refers to Tomitake as "Risa", an inside joke resulting from Tomitake pronouncing ''Nisa'' (Lieutenant Colonel) as ''Risa'' due to his accent.

*Tomitake bears a resemblance to [[Toujirou Mitake]], a major character in {{ciconia}}.